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Before placing food in the freezer
When freezing more than 2 kg of
fresh food, switch on the SuperFreeze
function for 6 hours before placing
the food in the freezer.
When freezing even larger amounts of
food, switch on the SuperFreeze
function for 24 hours before pla-
cing the food in the freezer.
This helps the frozen food which is
already stored in the freezer to stay
frozen.
Only freeze fresh food which is in a
good condition.
Please note that some food is not suit-
able for freezing. These include, for
example, vegetables that are usually
eaten raw, such as lettuce or radishes.
Tip: To retain colour, taste, aroma and
vitamin C, vegetables should be
blanched before they are frozen. To do
so, place vegetables portion by portion
into boiling water for 2–3 minutes. Then
remove and plunge the vegetables into
ice-cold water to cool quickly. Leave
the vegetables to drain.
Freezing and storing food
Packaging food for freezing
Freeze food in portions.
Tip: Use suitable packaging to avoid
freezer burn (such as freezer contain-
ers).
Expel as much air as possible from
the packaging and close it tightly.
Make a note of the contents and the
date of freezing on the packaging.
Placing frozen food in the freezer
Unfrozen food should not touch
frozen food as this will cause the
frozen food to begin to thaw.
To prevent food sticking together
when frozen, make sure that the
packaging and containers are dry.
Always place the frozen food as close
as possible to the side walls of the
freezer drawer so that it freezes
through to the core as quickly as pos-
sible.
Then transfer to freezer bags or con-
tainers and place in the other freezer
drawers.
Unfrozen food should not touch
frozen food as this will cause the
frozen food to begin to thaw.
– Freezing small amounts of food
Place the food in the lower freezer
drawers.
Place the frozen food flat in the bot-
tom of the lower freezer drawers so
that it freezes through to the core as
quickly as possible.
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